How to Use parallel park in a Sentence

parallel park

verb
  • Same thing, and this from a kiosk that probably can’t parallel park or read a map.
    Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The cameras can also help drivers parallel park or ensure a kid’s bike wasn’t left carelessly in the driveway.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The extended rave scene establishes the tone in a film that refuses to parallel park into a specific genre or, for that matter, stick to storytelling norms and expectations.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The southbound strip of Euclid, between Edinger Avenue and Warner Avenue, is prone to rush hour traffic, raising concerns of collisions, councilmembers said, especially as drivers often abruptly stop in the midst of traffic to parallel park.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Styles has kept a relatively low profile since wrapping his Love on Tour tour in July 2023, popping up at random places to run marathons, watch the Pope get sworn in, strolling around New York City with Zoe Kravitz, and even helping (and failing) a woman parallel park her car.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025

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